Tag Archives: Free State

The Washington Post: Steve Rosenthal: ‘American Politics Are Moving Left’

Source:The Washington Post– U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (Democrat, Massachusetts) Hey, Liz, if the Democratic Socialist label is good enough for Bernie Sanders, why not you as well? “Steve Rosenthal, a longtime Democratic strategist and former political director of the AFL-CIO, … Continue reading

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The New Republic: David Greenberg: ‘JFK Was An Unapologetic Liberal’

Source:Twitter– David Greenberg. Source:The New Democrat  “In the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, the hype—the movies and books and magazine covers, the roundups and reminiscences and retrospectives—is in overdrive. How can America resist another JFK love-in? The popular … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Francis Fukuyama: ‘The Future of History: Can Liberal Democracy Survive the Decline of the Middle Class’

Source:Foreign Affairs– welcome to Washington. “Something strange is going on in the world today. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 and the ongoing crisis of the euro are both products of the model of lightly regulated financial capitalism … Continue reading

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Colgate University: ‘Liberal Democracy and Its Limits’

Source:Slide Share– the real liberalism. “Slides regarding Liberal Democracy for an undergraduate course in Political Thought that I taught between 2003-2005.” From Slide Share “As a regime type, liberal democracy is defined in terms of its limits – respect for personal … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson: Freedom vs Big Government

Source:Thomas Jefferson with a great quote. “The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution.” Think about that, even if it’s just for a second. Jefferson is not arguing for anarchy or big government. He wanted … Continue reading

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Liberal Democracy: The Philosophy of Individual Rights, Rule of Law & Limited Government

Source:Wikipedia– Thomas Jefferson: The Father of Liberal Democracy. “Today the most liberal regimes in the world, those of the advanced Western countries, are typically referred to either as liberal democracies or, more often, simply as democracies. This reflects one of … Continue reading

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Professor Conor Gearty: ‘Liberty and Security For All’

Source:Amazon– Conor Gearty’s book about civil liberties and income inequality. Source:FRS FreeState “All aspire to liberty and security in their lives but few people truly enjoy them. This book explains why this is so. In what Conor Gearty calls our … Continue reading

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Professor Noam Chomsky: ‘On Liberalism, Freedom & Democracy’

Source:AZ Quotes– Professor Noam Chomsky talking about capitalism and what he calls libertarian socialism. Source:FRS FreeState  “I think it is useful to set up as a framework for discussion four somewhat idealized positions with regard to the role of the … Continue reading

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B.A. Coder: Sarah MacLachlan- ‘This Memorial Day, I Will Remember’

Source:The Daily Press  “A Nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.’ President Abraham Lincoln. A photo story tribute. Music by Sarah McLachlan.” From B.A. Coder The United States takes one day out of the year officially to … Continue reading

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See Black See Power: Malcolm X- ‘The American Nightmare’

Source:See Black See Power– Minister Malcolm X, in the 1960s. Source:FRS FreeState  “MALCOLM X THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE” From See Black See Power What Malcolm X was laying out in this speech, was what Africans-Americans have gone through since they were given … Continue reading

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